Month: May 2016
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2016 Commencement in photos
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An audience of 4,500 joined several hundred faculty, staff, dignitaries and proud family and friends in celebrating the achievements of the spring 2016 graduating class at UW-Green Bay on Saturday afternoon (May 14). About 953 students were eligible to participate in the program at the Kress Events Center. Chancellor Gary L. Miller presided over commencement, the…
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LeCalsey honored with honorary degree
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Few individuals represent the enduring and powerful relationship between community and university more than this year’s commencement speaker and Honorary Doctorate Award recipient, Louis (Lou) LeCalsey, III. In his address to Saturday’s Spring 2016 Commencement audience, LeCalsey shared “Life Lessons in Practical Leadership and Success Working with and Through People,” that he’s personally experienced from…
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Student speaker Minani, ‘Leave no stone unturned’
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Opportunity can catch you by surprise, showing up in the most unlikely places. So it’s smart to leave no stone unturned. That was just one piece of advice shared by UW-Green Bay Student Commencement Speaker Mark Minani at the Spring 2016 Ceremony at the Kress Events Center May 14. “The sheer number of connections and…
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Mother-daughter duo surprises family with same-day graduation
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Laona, Wis. natives Tanya and Nicole Babich took two different paths through college, but graduated the same day from UW-Green Bay. Tanya majored in Integrative Leadership Studies, an online Adult Degree program. Nicole majored in Psychology and took a more traditional route through college. Both have a unique story to tell, with one point in…
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Triple major Parish is UWGB’s ‘most outstanding’
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Spring 2016 UW-Green Bay graduate Pamela Parish transferred schools during the second semester of her freshman year and followed in the footsteps of her older brother, sister and twin who were attending UW-Green Bay. Looking back, she deems it one of the best decisions of her life. On Saturday, May 14 she was recognized by…
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Hats off to our creative grads
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At UW-Green Bay, graduates have a way to leave a last message of sorts — on their mortarboards. It’s a fun method of expression that allows their personalities to shine, without compromising the integrity of the time-honored tradition of commencement. Our photographers share some of their favorites, here.
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‘Hats off’ to these creative grad caps
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As always, creative individuals among the 700-plus graduates who took part in spring commencement May 19 at the Kress Events Center took advantage of the opportunity to express themselves through mortarboard art. Click to advance slideshow or view the album on Flickr. – Photos by Dan Moore and Sue Bodilly, Marketing and University Communication
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May ’16 Commencement: Day in photos
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An audience of 4,500 joined several hundred faculty, staff, dignitaries and proud family and friends in celebrating the achievements of the spring 2016 graduating class at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday afternoon (May 14). About 953 students were eligible to participate in the program at the Kress Events Center. Chancellor Gary L. Miller presided…
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Founding UW-Green Bay Soccer Coach, Council of Trustees President and Retired Business Executive Lou LeCalsey Receives Honorary Degree at Spring Commencement
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Shares with Students: “It’s the Soft Skills in Life That Will Shape Your Success” Few individuals represent the enduring and powerful relationship between community and university than this year’s commencement speaker and Honorary Doctorate Award recipient, Louis (Lou) LeCalsey, III. In his address to Saturday’s Spring 2016 Commencement audience, Lou shared the “Life Lessons in…
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Rwandan Native, UW-Green Bay Graduate Student Reminds Fellow Students to ‘Leave No Stone Unturned’
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Opportunity can catch you by surprise, showing up in the most unlikely places. So it’s smart to leave no stone unturned. That was just one piece of advice shared by UW-Green Bay Student Commencement Speaker Mark Minani at the Spring 2016 Ceremony at the Kress Events Center May 14. The graduate student and Graduating Class…